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Are US Republicans going soft on Ukraine?

How far the Republican Party has fallen, said David French in The New York Times. Forty years ago this month, Ronald Reagan stood up for Western values in the face of “an expansionist, aggressive Soviet Union” by giving what became known as his “evil empire speech”.

The Week

Library association reports record book ban attempts in 2022

A new report from the American Library Association says attempted book bannings and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a new record in 2022

The Independent UK

Trump knows a perp walk is good TV

Of course Trump is stoked about his perp walk — he knows MAGA loves his villainy

Salon

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With Congress stuck, some immigrant advocates go local - Roll Call

Immigration advocates have turned to local legislatures to promote and push through bills that would help undocumented immigrants.

Roll Call

Michael Hiltzik: How DeSantis' attack on education draws from Ronald Reagan's war on UC Berkeley

The candidate strides to the podium and launches into his attack on his state's educational system. Students are being "indoctrinated" with leftist propaganda by radical professors, he declares.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: In-fighting over DeSantis' 'territorial dispute' remark highlights Republican rift on Ukraine

Ron DeSantis’ first foray into world affairs as a potential presidential candidate hasn’t gone well. DeSantis’ dismissive description of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “a territorial dispute” that doesn’t merit U.S. attention spawned a gale of fervent pushback from top Senate Republicans and others in the party.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Commentary: Florida Republicans ignore Parkland’s lessons

Many valuable lessons in life are learned in the hardest way possible.

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Has Trump been indicted? The former president’s moving indictment timeline

Trump said he expected to be arrested on Tuesday but he was wrong. Now he waits in Mar-a-Lago

The Independent UK

DeSantis backtracks on statement calling Ukraine war ‘territorial dispute’ after backlash

Florida governor says he ‘regretted’ using the phrase ‘territorial dispute’ about war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

GOP operative who advised Youngkin moves to pro-DeSantis PAC

A top Republican operative who worked as an adviser on Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s winning campaign has signed on to work for a super PAC urging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president

The Independent UK

Where is Gov. DeSantis traveling on state business? Florida Legislature wants to make it a secret

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Citing an increase in public records requests for the governor’s travel schedule, Florida legislators are advancing a bill that would shield from the public any information about how and where Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials go.

Miami Herald

Florida moves to expand ban on sexual orientation, gender identity teaching

Florida is looking to expand its ban on teaching young children about sexual orientation and gender identity issues to include all students in its public schools under a new rule set for a vote by the state Board of Education next month.

Reuters

‘Completely, utterly wrong’: White House and LGBT+ advocates condemn Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ expansion

The DeSantis administration wants the controversial law to impact all grade levels, as state lawmakers introduce a raft of bills to criminalise gender-affirming care

The Independent UK

Florida lawmaker introduces, then quickly withdraws, measure allowing people to openly carry weapons

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Legislation allowing Floridians to carry concealed weapons without a permit is set for consideration Thursday in the Florida House of Representatives — minus an attempt to allow open carrying of firearms.

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Salon

Disney World to host LGBTQ rights summit

The event, which is scheduled to take place in September, pushes back against DeSantis' anti-LGBTQ agenda

Boston Herald

Nikki Haley signals Ukraine support, splitting with many Republicans

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is setting a strikingly different tone regarding the war in Ukraine than her fellow Republican presidential hopefuls.

Axios

DeSantis administration moves to expand "Don't Say Gay" law in Florida

The proposal is scheduled to be voted on next month.

Salon

"Don't Say Gay" author guilty of fraud

Former Republican state Rep. Joseph Harding admitted he fraudulently obtained $150,000 in Covid relief funds

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The Independent UK

DeSantis to expand law critics call 'Don't Say Gay' into HS

The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving to forbid classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis earns a ‘dismissive’ new nickname thanks to a Trump email typo

‘Maybe it was a typo but this is the winner. Trump MUST commit to ‘Rob DeSantis’’

Zenger

Trump Hearing In NYC Sparks Bomb Threat After Lindsey Graham Calls Indictment ‘B.S. That Will Blow Up Country’

New York City law enforcement is on high alert due to two separate legal cases involving former President Donald Trump

Fortune

Ron DeSantis proposed a bill to ban CBDCs. A trade policy professor calls that 'a little ludicrous'

With his eyes on the 2024 presidential election, the Florida governor's proposal "is largely a political gesture."

Ballotpedia

DeSantis increases lead in PredictIt’s 2024 Republican presidential primary market

As of March 20, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.42, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.28, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.25. Biden has held the lead in this market since Jan. 22, 2023. No other candidate has…

The Independent UK

DeSantis says he would have fired Dr Fauci in dig at Trump

‘I would have fired somebody like Fauci. I think he got way too big for his britches, and I think he did a lot of damage,’ Florida governor says

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis’ interview with Piers Morgan has left the internet with one burning question: ‘How tall is he?’

‘Like, how tall is DeSantis? Morgan is confirmed to be more than 6ft’

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